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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "disappear in the Tsavo National Park or in rivers, just on the suspicion that they looked different. It is important that we know the truth as a country. Who was killing those people? Who was behind that? I know that when the current President came into power, he purged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). It is not enough to just purge some officials at the DCI. We want to get to the bottom of the issue and know who killed those people whose bodies were found in River Yala. Who were those people? Why were they killed? Why is it that the previous Government tolerated those killings? Those are important issues. Kituo cha Sheria has documented those cases and they have the information. I would like the Select Committee on Public Petitions to delve into the heart of the matter so that Kenyans can know where their loved ones went, why they went there, and who was behind that. That would be important for this country to move forward. We need to know what happened. If we must forgive and move forward, people must know where their loved ones went. There are very many cases in my constituency where young people disappeared. Young people from the neighbouring town of Malindi disappeared just because they were light- skinned, had different hair, and wore turbans or kofias . Just that! Imagine that is what would force a young person to disappear. It is very important that we get to the bottom of the matter. I thank Dr Annette Mbogo for this Petition. Secondly, food security is a problem right now. With climate change, the second Petition is important for this country. We need to relook at our framework of food production and food security so that we move forward. This country does not only suffer from high prices but also from droughts and loss of animals and crops. Those are important things. I urge the Select Committee on Public Petitions to closely look at the petitions and give this House a report that we can discuss and move forward as a country."
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